To: guitarplayer1953
Before Rome was Christian it was common to pray to lessor gods to intercede with greater gods.
Roman Catholics simply replaced Venus with St. Valentine.
7 posted on
09/07/2008 4:17:59 AM PDT by
Soliton
(> 100)
To: Soliton
Roman Catholics simply replaced Venus with St. Valentine.Why not go all the way and replace Christ with the fisher-king myth?
13 posted on
09/07/2008 5:08:17 AM PDT by
papertyger
(I'll vote McCain today for him giving us Palin tomorrow.)
To: Soliton
That’s also why we have certain celebrations at around the time of the Pagans, as early “Christians” felt left out.
82 posted on
09/07/2008 12:50:39 PM PDT by
ConservativeMind
(1 conservative = 5 RINOs. You can expect 4 out of 5 RINOs to bolt to the liberal side on any vote.)
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